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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 95
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Arriving in New Orleans, January 2, 1841, I had but $100 in my purse, and I had started from New York four months before with quite as much in my pocket. Excepting some small remittances to my family I had made nothing more than current expenses; and, when I had been in New Orleans a fortnight, funds were so low that I was obliged to pledge my watch as security for my board bill. But on the 16th, I received from the St. Charles Theatre $500 as my half share of Diamond’s benefit; the next night I had $50; and the third night $479 was my share of the proceeds of a grand dancing match at the theatre between Diamond and a negro dancer from Kentucky. Subsequent engagements at Vicksburg and Jackson were not so successful, but returning to New Orleans we again succeeded admirably and afterwards at Mobile. Diamond, however, after extorting considerable sums of money from me, finally ran away, and, March 12th, I started homeward by way of the Mississippi and the Ohio.
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定位：Additional excerpt 95 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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1841年1月2日到新奥尔良时，巴纳姆身上只有100美元，跟四个月前从纽约出发时差不多，除了给家里寄点钱，只够日常开销。两周后钱就紧张到拿手表抵押饭钱。但1月16日，他从圣查尔斯剧院拿到戴蒙德义演分成500美元；第二天50美元；第三天戴蒙德和肯塔基黑人舞者比赛，他分到479美元。后来在维克斯堡等地不太顺，回新奥尔良又好了，在莫比尔也不错。但戴蒙德敲了他不少钱后跑了，3月12日他只好往回走。这说明：现金流紧张时，一笔大单能救命，但别把命脉押在一个人身上。
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巴纳姆在自传中回忆1841年初在新奥尔良靠舞者戴蒙德演出分成渡过财务危机的经过。
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